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BEGIN AGAIN

One of the best things we can do in our lives is this:
begin again.


Begin to see yourself as you were
when you were the happiest and strongest you've ever been.


Begin to remember what worked for you
and what worked against for)
and try to capture the magic again.


Begin to remember how natural it was when you were a child -
to live a lifetime each day.


Begin to forget the baggage you have carried with you for years:
the problems that don't matter anymore,
the tears that cried… Continue

May you get a clean bill of health
from your dentist, your ophthalmologist, your psychiatrist,
your cardiologist, your urologist,
your proctologist, your gynecologist, your podiatrist, and
your plumber.

May your hair, your teeth, your face-lift,
your love handles, and your stocks never fall,
and may your blood pressure, your triglycerides,
your cholesterol, your white blood count, your weight,
and your property assessments never increase.

May you be sensitive to the needs of others
and may you… Continue

We are not what we know. We are what we are willing to learn."

-- Council on Ideas


I have never heard of "The Council on Ideas" so have learned something new already. You can bet I will look it up just to see where it will led mE because that is how I am.
I have always been curious to know more. Understand better. Use all of my senses if possible. I want to not only see but feel trees growing. Hear snow falling. Taste the bounties of Earth Mother's breast.
How does it happen? How long does it… Continue

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what's burning inside you. And we edit to let the fire show through the smoke. -Arthur Plotnik, editor and author (b. 1937)


What is burning inside mE this time of year is the Christmas season. Ever since I can remember it has been the one season when all seemed right with the world even when it wasen't.
Christmas somehow always takes the "sting" out of reality. Maybe it's because of the lights, even when we didn't… Continue

To find the universal elements enough;
to find the air and the water exhilarating;
to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter;
to be thrilled by the stars at night:
to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring...
these are some of the rewards of the simple life.


John Burroughs, 1837-1921


I would not mind doing and feeling some of these things once more. Sauntering is just about the right speed anymore.
That slow easy pace, taking time to watch the sun set in the wes… Continue